Container apparatus and method for converting a shipping container into one or more display trays
US6027017A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D5/5495
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A container apparatus convertible from a shipping container having two or more adjacent trays into one or more display trays for the display of articles therewithin. The apparatus includes at least two trays and a tray cover. Each of the two trays includes a front panel, a back panel, two side panels and a bottom panel. Upon articulation, the height of the two side panels is greater than the height of at least one of the front and back panels. The tray cover includes two end panels, with at least one end panel having at least one tab member for positioning between the articles and at least one of the front and back panels, respectively, to secure the tray cover within each of the at least two trays.
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